Giant Health System Almost Saved a Community Hospital. Now, It Wants to 鈥楨xtract Every Dollar.鈥
A bankruptcy judge will soon decide whether a Central Valley hospital needs to liquidate to repay its creditors. Its largest creditor, St. Agnes Medical Center, is the very entity that backed out of purchasing the Madera Community Hospital last December.
Un sistema de salud gigante casi salv贸 a un hospital de Madera. Ahora quiere 鈥渟acarle cada d贸lar鈥
Problemas como el de Madera son comunes en otros hospitales peque帽os con situaciones financieras precarias en California, y en todo el pa铆s.
Medi-Cal鈥檚 Fragmented System Can Make Moving a Nightmare
When Medi-Cal beneficiary Lloyd Tennison moved last year from Contra Costa County to San Joaquin County, he was bumped off his managed care plan without notice before his new coverage took effect. His case highlights a chronic issue in California鈥檚 fragmented Medicaid program.
Superar una adicci贸n es un proceso. No hay una soluci贸n 煤nica.
La adicci贸n es una enfermedad cr贸nica que requiere vigilancia constante, no existe una soluci贸n 煤nica y las reca铆das son parte del proceso de recuperaci贸n.
Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey. There鈥檚 No One-and-Done Solution.
Drug use has become a major public health crisis, but effective treatment remains hard to find. It does exist though. Columnist Bernard J. Wolfson offers advice on finding help and says not to expect a quick solution.
ER Doctors Vow to Pursue Case Against Envision Despite Bankruptcy
The lawyer for an emergency physicians group says its lawsuit against Envision Healthcare should be allowed to proceed even though the company has filed for Chapter 11 protection.
Beneficiarios de Medi-Cal: c贸mo verificar si eres elegible
Medi-Cal, la versi贸n de Medicaid en California, puso en marcha una iniciativa de 14 meses para reexaminar la elegibilidad de sus casi 15.8 millones de miembros.
Medi-Cal Enrollees in California: Here鈥檚 How to Verify Your Eligibility
California鈥檚 safety-net health program has resumed annual eligibility checks after three years, which means beneficiaries will need to provide updated personal information to maintain coverage. Here鈥檚 what to watch for.
California鈥檚 Covid Misinformation Law Is Entangled in Lawsuits, Conflicting Rulings
A state law says giving false information to patients about covid-19 constitutes unprofessional conduct for which regulators can discipline doctors. Vaccine skeptics, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., join civil liberties groups and others in arguing that it violates free speech.
California鈥檚 Massive Medicaid Program Works for Some, but Fails Many Others
Medi-Cal serves more than one-third of the state鈥檚 population 鈥 offering a dizzying range of care to a diverse population. In the new 鈥淔aces of Medi-Cal鈥 series, California Healthline will assess the program鈥檚 strengths and weaknesses through the lives and experiences of its enrollees.
California鈥檚 Resolve Questioned After It Grants Medi-Cal Contract Concessions
After the Department of Health Care Services canceled Medi-Cal contract awards under pressure from major insurers, some consumer advocates question the administration鈥檚 willpower to improve care in the safety-net program.
El gobierno federal ha corregido recientemente una controversial norma del Departamento del Tesoro vinculada a la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA), que denegaba la ayuda a muchas familias cuya cobertura basada en sus trabajos se sal铆a de sus presupuestos.
Many Families With Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies
If family coverage on an employer-sponsored plan is too expensive, a worker鈥檚 spouse and dependents may be eligible for Affordable Care Act subsidies under a new federal rule.
ER Doctors Call Private Equity Staffing Practices Illegal and Seek to Ban Them
Doctors, consumer advocates, and some lawmakers are looking forward to a California lawsuit against private equity-backed Envision Healthcare. The case is part of a multistate effort to enforce rules banning corporate ownership of physician practices.
Voluntarios electorales quieren que los latinos sepan que votar es bueno para su salud
En los 煤ltimos a帽os, las instituciones de atenci贸n de salud a lo largo de todo Estados Unidos han realizado esfuerzos para promover el voto, inspiradas por la creciente creencia de que votar mejora la salud de las personas y las comunidades.
Election Canvassers Want Latinos to Know Voting Is Good for Their Health
One of the nation鈥檚 largest community clinic chains is running a get-out-the-vote campaign in Los Angeles and Orange counties this election, targeting primarily Latino communities, where turnout tends to be low.
Al planificar tu muerte, 驴considerar铆as que tu cuerpo se usara como fertilizante?
California se ha convertido en el quinto estado que permite este m茅todo de eliminaci贸n de cad谩veres, conocido com煤nmente con el nombre m谩s cient铆fico de “reducci贸n org谩nica natural”.
If You鈥檙e Worried About the Environment, Consider Being Composted When You Die
The idea of human composting 鈥 to help restore a forest or grow flowers 鈥 may be a little off-putting to some, but it has many advantages over traditional-but-toxic methods of burial and cremation.
Health Plan Shake-Up Could Disrupt Coverage for Low-Income Californians
Four managed-care insurance plans may lose contracts with California鈥檚 Medicaid program, which would force nearly 2 million low-income residents to switch their health plans 鈥 and possibly their doctors. The plans are fighting back.
Padres con hijos muy enfermos encuentran consuelo y esperanza en la ayuda de hospicio en el hogar
Si bien el c谩ncer es una de las principales enfermedades que afectan a los ni帽os en cuidados paliativos, muchos otros tienen defectos cong茅nitos raros, deficiencias neurol贸gicas graves o deficiencias metab贸licas poco comunes.